Writing and studying chair



H. R. WILKINS.

WRITING AND STUDYING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3!. 1922.

1,435,774. Patented Nov. 141, 1922.

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A TTORA/EYS H. R. WILKINS.

WRITING AND STUDYING CHAIR. APPLICATION man MAR. 31. 1922.

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HARRY RUSSELL WILKINS, O15 GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

WRITING AND STUDYING CHAIR.

Application filed March 31, 1922. Serial vNo. 548,445.

T 0 all whom it may concewt Be it known that I, HARRY RUssELL VVIL- KINS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Greenville, in the county of Greenville and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful 1mprove= ments in lVriting and Studying Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to furniture and more particularly' to a writing and studying chair.

The object ofthe invention is to provide a chair of the above character which is particularly adapted for school children.

It is an important object of the invention that the chair be provided with a shelf adapted to be swung in position for serving as a table for writing and also adapted to be swung into position where it will not interfere with the using .of the chair for other purposes.

It is a further andimportant object of the invention that the .shelf be adapted to be supported by the arm of the chair and adjustable with relation to the back of the chair.

A further object of'the invention is that the chair be provided with different receptacles for receiving books and writingimplements.

A still further object of theinvention is that the chair be extremelyvsimple in construction and durable.

Other objects and objects relating to details of construction, combination and adrangement of parts will hereinafter appear in the detailed description to follow.

The invention is illustrated by way of ere ample in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figures 1 and 2 are front and side elevations, respectively, of a chair constructed .in accordance with the present invention,

and in each figure the shelf being shown in full lines when swung to a position. to serve as a writing table and .in dotted lines when swung to its idle position.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of an arm of the chair.

Figure 4; is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the lines 4:*& of Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is a detailed sectional View par ticularly illustrating the construction of shelf or table.

Referring to the drawings more particularly, the chair comprises two front legs L, two rear legs L, a seat S, a shelf S and back B.

Between the front and rear legs L and L. respectively, there is supported the seat S, said seat being secured to the legs in any preferable manner and below the seat there is formed a box receptacle generally indicated by the reference character 13, said receptacle having a front door 10, which is hinged as at 11 to the bottom of the receptacle and adapted to be swung upwardly for closing. The door 10 should carry a latch member 12 which may engage with suitable means secured to the seat S for holding the door in its closed position. Also the hinges may have associated therewith the springs 13 adapted to urge the door 10 to its closed po sition. Below the box receptacle B the two front'legs may be connected by a brace 14 and'the two rear legs connected by a suitable brace 15. Also a brace 16 may be extended between a front and rear leg L and L occurring on similar sides of the chair.

To .the upper ends of the portions 16 of legs L extending above the seat S there is secured in any desired manner the forward end of an arm strip 17, the other end of each strip being secured to the associated rear leg L. Upon each arm strip 17 there is mounted a runner R, said runner consisting in a strip similar to the associated arm strip 17 and slidably connected thereto by a dove-tailed joint, the arm strip in each instance preferably carrying the dove-tailed tongue 18, which slides within a complemental groove provided in the lower face of the associated runner B. By this arrangement the runners may be moved forward or rearward with respect to the back B of the chair and preferably the dove-tailed connection between the runners in each instance and the arm strip 17 is tight fitting so that a certain resistance will be established against the movement of either. of the runners R.

The upper portions 20 of the legsL serve as supports for the back B and between these portions there is provided a pair of cross boards 21, the uppermost being adated to serve as a head rest. The cross boards 21 are connected by the longitudinals 22 which are arranged preferably as shown.

Upon the runner R associated with the left hand arm strip 17 is provided a pair of brackets 23 and 24, the bracket 28 being secured to the outer end of the runner by the means of screws as at 25 and the inner bracket secured to the upper face of the runner at a point adjacent its inner end as best shown in Figure 2. The bracket member 23 V is in the form of a plate and having an outwardly extending portion 26 while the bracket 24: is in the shape of an L and likewise formed with an outwardly extending portion 27. Between the outwardly extending portions 26 and 27 of the members 23 and 24, respectively, there is pivoted the one end of the shelf S by the means of pins or the like extending through said brackets and into the shelf as illustrated in Figure 2. The shelf S is so connected with the brackets 23' and 2a that the same may be permitted to be swung to a position for its free end to rest upon the left hand runner R as shown in Figure 1 or the shelf S may be swung to the dotted line position 28 (Figures 1 and 2) and be engaged by a spring finger 29 for holding the same in this position. The spring finger 29 is preferably secured to one of the front legs L as shown and is formed with a depression 30 adapted to engage with the end of the shelf 28 for rigidly holding the same in its idle position. The shelf S otherwise consists in a board preferably of the width shown in Figure 2 and having provided adjacent its forward longitudinal edge and in its top surface an elongated slot 30 in which pencils or pens may be placed. Also as shown in Figure 4 there may be written or painted upon the upper face of the shelf illustrated pictures or figures in order to instruct the pupil. The particular paintings or written matter upon the shelf S would correspond to the dictates of the manufacturer or user.

To one of the forward legs of the chair there may be secured a swinging bracket 31 which will support a suitable shelf adapted to in turn support an ink-well as at 32. The bracket 31 should be positioned so that the ink-well-.will be within easy reach of a pupil seated in the chair. To one or both of the arms there may be swingingly' attached a pencil box 33 in which erasers, pens or pencils may bestored. This box may be piv oted to the arm by the means of a bolt or the like as indicated at 34, also a groove 24 may be provided in each runner R to receive pencils, etc.

In the use of the present chair the shelf S should be swung to its idle position so that a pupil may be seated in the chair without difficulty. The pupil may now easily swing the shelf to this position for serving as a writing table and if desired a suitable latch may be employed for holding the shelf in this position. The pencils or pens or other writing implements which are necessary may have previously been stored in the box 33 and the pupil may easily reach these without lifting the chair. The ink-well 32 serves as a convenient means for a supply of ink within reach of the pupil.

It often is desirable that the shelf S be moved forwardly or rearwardly with respect to the back of the chair in order to make the position of the pupil more comfortable in performing his work. The pupil may easily accomplish this himself by pushing forward upon the shelf, the connection between the runner R and arm strip 17 to which the shelf is pivoted permitting the desired movement of the shelf. The runner R- associated with the other arm strip 17 may also be moved forwardly if desired in order that it will properly support the free end of the shelf S.

lVhile I have herein shown and described the preferred form of my invention I wish it to be understood that I am aware of the fact that the construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be changed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention as indicated by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A chair of the character described, having a pair of arms, a railmovable upon each arm longitudinally thereof, said rail in each instance being connected to the associated arm by a dove-tail joint and adapted for adjustable movement, and a shelf pivotally connected to one of said rails and adapted to be swung into position for having its free end to rest upon the other rail.

2. A chair of the character described having a pair of arms, a rail supported for longitudinal movement upon each arm, a pair of plate brackets carried by one of said rails, each bracket having a free portion eX- tending outwardly and upwardly from the rail, and a table or shelf having its one end pivoted between the free portions of said plate brackets and adapted to be swung to horizontal position and rest upon said rai s.

HARRY RUssELL WILKINS. 

